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| gear shift lever ball knob diameter; DJ3A Dispatcher | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 12 2016, 03:28 PM (584 Views) | |
| donb | Apr 12 2016, 03:28 PM Post #1 |
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My Dispatcher is missing the ball knob on the gear shift lever. Can someone tell me the correct diameter of this ball? By scaling off of pictures in the manual it appears that the diameter is 1 3/8 inches in diameter but this is a guess. The threads on the end of the lever are 3/8 X 16. Many thanks for your help. |
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| Rus Curtis | Apr 17 2016, 02:45 PM Post #2 |
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Don, Did you ever get a response? I don't know much about DJ's and don't have a lot of documentation either. I have spent a considerable amount of time searching for documentation and pics to help fill in the gaps. If you're still looking for confirmation, I wonder how similar the knobs are with the earlier column shift CJ2's. I ran across an image on the CJ2A Forum that clearly showed the knob but didn't know if over time it was changed. https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/as...yTrCYzHjQ?hl=en I've gotten pretty lucky sometimes comparing sizes and then measuring known dimensions to figure out the missing size, i.e. solve for "X" |
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Rus Curtis Alabama '54 CJ-3B "Green Gruntt" Bantam T3-C | |
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| PapaC | Apr 18 2016, 10:08 AM Post #3 |
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Charles Tate....North Mississippi 1956 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible Doing ground up nuts and bolt restoration by almost entirely reconditioning original used or a few NOS DJ3A parts. 1962 WILLYS DJ3A Convertible. (For research and parts only) | |
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| donb | Apr 19 2016, 11:41 AM Post #4 |
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Hi Rus & Charles, Thanks for your responses. Your link, Rus, showed a really clear photo of a 2A shift ball that when I scaled it off (knowing the shift lever is 3/8" in diameter) appears to be 1 1/2" in diameter. My parts manual of '49 lists a 639647 number for this ball whereas a later parts book of '62 shows a Dispatcher part number 920204. Interestingly, the part diagrams in both books are identical yet the numbers are different. I don't know if this is because the Dispatcher uses a different ball than a remote shift 2A or if the ball is the same for both vehicles & the number was updated for the Dispatcher. Charles, unfortunately your link did not help here, but, the serial number of my Dispatcher is 56337 18400. Thanks so much for your help gentlemen! |
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| Rus Curtis | Apr 19 2016, 02:20 PM Post #5 |
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Don, That was the diameter I got when comparing - I used a gauge to measure against since I knew what size they were. Charles did point out that perhaps there was a change in the size. That may be a factor since your DJ is a later model. Seems like he may have access to better resources than I. Good luck with your research! |
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| colin | Apr 20 2016, 12:22 PM Post #6 |
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DonB- The diameter of the shift ball on our 1960 DJ3A Surrey is 1-1/4 inches. I got an email from PapaC letting me know of your question. I would like to add your DJ3A to a database that we are building and I can use the serial number 56337 18400, but if you would care to send me your info, any info/history and digital photos of your DJ3A, I will certainly include all of it. Several of us, Papac included have supplied info for the database and use it for reference purposes only. Your 18400 serial number puts your DJ right in the middle of 1960 DJ3A production. Your Dj3A may or may not have been titled as a 1960, but that is not to worry, as many of the DJ3As were built one year and not sold until a year or two later and they were legally sold and titled for the year they were sold. If you care to send the requested info and any questions we can possibly help you with to my email address in Phoenix, it would be greatly appreciated. My email address is: colins60vette@cox.net Thanks, Colin Peabody |
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| donb | Apr 24 2016, 05:29 PM Post #7 |
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Many thanks to Rus, PapaC, & Colin for helping me size the gear shift lever ball. I'll get a 1 1/4 " ball & move on to the next step. With any luck I"ll have this Dispatcher back on the road while I'm still able to drive! It's the journey (not the destination), right? Colin, please include my Dispatcher in your data base. I'll email you the information you requested. Thanks again gentlemen. |
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